John Bel Edwards: “I have a lot of veterans in my district who did not get compensation and pension checks, service-connected veterans who…”

“I have a lot of veterans in my district who did not get compensation and pension checks, service-connected veterans who did not have their cases processed because Republicans said in these statements I have before me, made on the floor of this House, that we are willing to shut down the government basically to stand up for this principle of using CBO numbers. I would like to be able to go back and explain to them tomorrow why the principle that the Republican Party used to shut down the government and cut off veterans' checks, to basically lay off Federal employees, to put their financial health at risk, why the principle that was so important three years ago in fighting for is not worth fighting for, or even, frankly, coming to the floor of the House to even discuss tonight?”